Even As Birth Rates Fall, Teens Say They Are Getting Less Sex Education
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Teenage girls are catching up to teenage boys in one way that does
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Health Care – General
Three Hospitals Hope To Spark A Reduction In Surgeries By Inexperienced Doctors
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) After James Happli of Mosinee, Wisconsin, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he
Read MoreFeds Votes Not To Approve a Drug in Spite of Patients’ Testimonies
In a 7 – 3 vote, a panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted against the experimental treatment drug
Read MoreWhat Are the 6 Principals of Value Based Care?
With the increasing focus on improving the “value” of care delivered by the healthcare system, nowhere has there been mentioned
Read MoreHigh Court Ruling May Hinder Plans’ Efforts To Recoup Consumers’ Legal Awards
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Accidents happen, and if they’re someone else’s fault, you can go to court
Read MoreWhat is PSC.D or D.PSc?
Pastoral Medical Association gives out pastoral provider licenses to those alternative health practitioners that practice “bible-based” health care; this is
Read MoreIn West Baltimore, Scarce Pharmacies Leave Health Care Gaps
(By Shefali Luthra and Jeremy Snow for Kaiser Health News) BALTIMORE — The immense new CVS dominates the corner of Pennsylvania
Read MoreThousands Leave Maryland Prisons With Risky Health Problems But No Coverage
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Stacey McHoul left jail last summer with a history of heroin use and
Read MoreVA Wait Times and What Some Clinics are Doing to Solve it.
The Department of Veterans Affairs response to the controversy for the wait times experienced by veterans called Veterans Choice is
Read MoreOpioid Abuse and the Federal Government
There are 15 bipartisan bills on opioid abuse currently in legislation and waiting to be voted on by the House
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